Process for the preparation of resinous condensation products from xylenol ethers and aldehydes



These ethers Patented Sept. 17, 1935 PROCESS FOR THE RESINOUS CONDEN PREPARATION OF SATION PRODUCTS FROM XYLENOL ETHERS AND ALDE- HYDES Fritz Seebach,

assigncr to Bakelite schraenkter Haftung, B

No Drawing. Application No. 638,918. In Germany J Claims.

I have found that the alkyl-ethers or aralkyl ethers of the into resins with formalde aldehydes, if desired in the of the xylenols can be readily conthe aldehydes into resinous bodies densed with xylenols may be easily condensed hyde or other equivalent presence of catalysts.

and the resulting condensation products readily dissolve in fatty oils and in a lacquer benzene. The resins are of a light colour and the coatings made therewith show a good light-resistance. In

preparing the resins, it is not necessary to start with the ethers of pure xylenols. nets are obtained even fr Excellent prodom mixtures, as for example a xylenol ether mixture obtained by methylating a technical xylenol mixture.

Example 1 der constant stirring at evaporated until a temperature sulting resin is of 200 C. is reached.

xylenol-methyl-ether xylenol, 224 parts of and 12 com. of 20% are condensed for 8 hours unabout C. The re- The yield amounts to 400 gram, the product being colorless and readily soluble in fatty oils.

Example 2 Proceeding in the same manner as in Example 1, using, however, xylenol-ethyl-ether.

sulting resin is larly readily in benzene.

The recolorless and dissolves particufatty o'ls and also in a. lacquer Example 3 In the same manner as in Example 1, 1,3,3-

ether is used as initial substance.

xylenol-methyl- Methyl well-known manner, as f xylenol in an eq lye and reacting fate under stirring.

may be drawn 0 ample 1 mol of a xylenol solved in a quantity of which contains sulfate. of aldehyde or xylenol-ether.

uivalent quantity of the solution with dimethyl-sul- The resulting methyl-ether ethers are prepared from xylenols in a or example by dissolving diluted soda if and distilled. Likewise for ex- 1 mol more is However,

of caustic soda and the ether can be formed by the action of dimethyl- For the condensation preferably 1 mol mixture can be disaqueous soda lye caused to react on the less than 1 mol of alde- Erkner near Berlin, Germany,

Gesellschaft mit beerlin, Germany hyde can be used. Instead of an aqueous formaldehyde solution solid polymeric aldehydes can be used for condensation, for example trioxymethylene. condensation of the xylenolether with the aldehydes is preferably carried out 5 in an open vessel by boiling under a reflux condenser.

Instead of methyl ethers ethyl ethers and other homologues can be used and further instead of the mixed fatty-aromatic ethers the pure aromatic 10 ethers, for example xylenol-phenyl-ether. For example xylenol-benzyl-ether can also be used. The resulting resins are solid at ordinary temperature. They do not heat-harden or only very slowly. Mixtures of phenols and xylenol- 15- ethers can also be condensed with aldehydes. Such products are heat-hardenable. The hardenable resins can be worked in the usual manner into moulding mixtures, moulded articles or laminated products or the like. The condensation 20 products are soluble in fatty oils, for example lacquer-linseed oil or wood oil; furthermore they are soluble in the solvents generally used for the preparation of lacquers, as for example oil of turpentine, lacquer benzene, or mixtures of benzol 25 and spirits. The non-heat hardenable resins do not lose their oil-solubility upon heating.

What I claim is:

1. Process of preparing resinous condensation products soluble in fatty oils which comprises 30 condensing with an aldehyde a body obtained by etherifying commercial xylenol in an aqueous alkaline solution by the action of an organic sulfate.

2. Process of preparing a resinous condensation product soluble in fatty oil which comprises condensing with an aldehyde a neutral ether of a xylenol selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aralkyl ethers of xylenols.

3. Process of preparing a resinous condensation product soluble in fatty oil which comprises condensing with an aldehyde 2. mixture of a phenol and a neutral ether of a xylenol selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aralkyl ethers of xylenols. v

4. Resinous product soluble in fatty oil comprising the condensation product of an aldehyde and a neutral ether of a xylenol selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aralkyl ethers ,5 of xylenols. o

5. Resinous product soluble in fatty oil comprising the condensation product of an aldehyde prising the condensation product of an aldehyde and an alkyl xylenol ether. and a mixture of a phenol with a neutral ether 7. Resinous product soluble in fatty oil comof a xylenol selected from the group consisting of prising the condensation product of an aldehyde 5 alkyl and aralkyl ethers of xyienols. and a methyl-xylenol ether. 5 6. Resinous product soluble in fatty oil com- FRITZ SEEBACH. 

